The Healing Power of Music

An unconventional approach to recovery and coping, music therapy is a field of medicine capturing new attention due to its role in helping Gabrielle Giffords recover from a gunshot. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the versatility of…

Songs for healing. Can music be the cure?

Gabbie, a four-year-old with leukemia and Down syndrome, participates in music therapy while receiving chemotherapy treatments at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. The music accompanying the chemo makes the sessions less stressful,…